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PIB Headquarters
GOODS AND SERVICES TAX LAUNCH FUNCTION New Delhi, June 28
A special function for launch of the Goods and Services Tax will be held in the Central Hall of Parliament on June 30, 2017 from 11PM onwards. The event would be live webcasted by DD on PIB site www.pib.nic.in.
Press Information Bureau has made elaborative arrangements for coverage of the event and instant translation of speeches of President, Prime Minister and Finance Minister in English, Hindi and Urdu. The event would be live webcasted by DD on PIB site. All Regional/Brach Offices are requested to intimate the regional media about this. Social media Unit will also be live tweeting the event which may also be intimated to local media.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Dr Jitendra Singh chairs a meeting today to fast-track the implementation of Ujh Multipurpose  Project, Jammu & Kashmir.
The project after completion will enhance utilization of waters of Eastern Rivers allotted to India as per the Indus Water Treaty: Dr Jitendra Singh
The Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region , Prime Minister’s Office, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh and Sh. Rattan Lal Kataria, Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti chaired a meeting on 03.02.2020 to fast-track the implementation of Ujh Multipurpose  Project, Jammu & Kashmir. Secretary , Ministry of Jal Shakti, other officers from Ministry of Jal Shakti, Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Power, State Government of Punjab and UT of J&K participated in the Meeting.
As per Government’s commitment to fast track utilization of India's rights under Indus Waters Treaty, the project is planned to be constructed in Kathua District of J&K on the River Ujh which is a major tributary of River Ravi. This project will store around 781 Million Cubic meter of waters of river Ujh . After construction of the project, utilization of waters of Eastern Rivers allotted to India as per the Indus Water Treaty would be enhanced by utilizing of the flow that presently goes across border unutilized.
It was decided that the project will be constructed in two stages. The stage-I of the project costing about 5850 crore has already been accepted by Advisory Committee of DoWR, RD & GR, Ministry of Jal Shakti and will now be presented to Expenditure Finance Committee for firming up the funding arrangements.
Prime Minister's Office
PM greets people of Mizoram on the Statehood Day
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has greeted people of Mizoram on their Statehood Day.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, "Best wishes to my sisters and brothers of Mizoram on their Statehood Day. The entire nation is proud of the great Mizo culture. The people of Mizoram are known for their kindness and commitment towards living in harmony with nature. Praying for the state’s continuous growth."
Ministry of Defence
Retired Officers Digital Records Archive  Website
Manpower Planning  Directorate,  is responsible for custody and maintenance of approximately 1.2 Lakh service records of serving and retired officers of the Indian Army. However, due to lack of digitisation and non-availability of latest address and contact details of veterans, connecting with veteran officers/family pensioners and addressing their grievances was a major challenge.
To over come the same a website Retired Officers Digital Records Archive  was launched. The aim was to establish an interface between the custodian of officers’ Records i.e AG/MP 5&6 and veteran officers/Next of Kin  and to create a digital data repository in order to address documentation/pension related grievances and update on relevant policies.
Some of the facilities extended to veterans through website are updation of records. Registration and tracking of documents/ pension related grievances. Communicating with veteran officers/ NOK on various issues.
After the launch of RODRA website various types of Pension Payment Order  issued by PCDA  from time to time to veterans has now been discontinued thereby saving of manpower, stationery and postal charges. The PPOs are now uploaded on the website and veterans are able to download it from the website. Monitoring and management of grievances of veterans has been streamlined thereby improving satisfaction levels.
Automation of the records of serving officers is also in progress. An application has been developed and is being launched on the internal Army Portal in Jun 2019. This would facilitate serving officers to view their service and other records online as well as interact with AG/MP 5&6 on various Records/documentation related issues.
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Ministry of Education
Atal Innovation Mission  has been setup to create scientific temper among school students-HRD Miniter
The Government of India is encouraging the schools to provide exposure of science and technology to students so that they can be exposed with futuristic technology platforms. Government has setup the Atal Innovation Mission  at NITI Aayog. The objective of establishing AIM is to create scientific temper and cultivate the spirit of curiosity and innovation among young minds. In Schools, AIM facilitates to set up network of Atal Tinkering Laboratories . The vision of Atal Tinkering Lab initiative is to ‘Cultivate 1 Million children in India as Neoteric Innovators’. The objective of this scheme is to foster curiosity, creativity and imagination in young minds and inculcate skills such as design mind-set, computational thinking, adaptive learning, physical computing, rapid calculations, measurements etc.
A total of 8878 schools have been selected and 3020 schools have been given the ATL grant in aid for establishment of ATL.As on date, 44 schools across the state of Bihar have made ATLs operational.
This information was given by the Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Entertainment, Meaning and Magic are three layers of Mohsen Makhmalbaf Movies: Producer, Editor and DoP Maysam Makhmalbaf
Goa : 28.11.2019
“Marghe and Her Mother” is very realistic film incorporating elements of Italian Neo-realism and Iranian New wave Second generation as it tries to show how the life of Claudia and her daughter Marghe changes due to economic troubles, said Maysam Makhmalbaf who is Producer, editor and DOP of movie. He was speaking at the press conference on the last day of IFFI Goa. Marghe and her Mother will be closing film of the festival. Actors of the movie Danilo Gluseppe Paolo Carmine Santeramo were also present on this occasion.
The film is directed by world renowned Iranian Master Mohsen Makhmalbaf who has made 10 films in different countries. All his films try to portray the soul of the country in which the film is made. This is his Italian debut and it shows the reality of life in Italy. There are three power centres in Italy, namely Central government, Church and Mafia, Maysam said to the press.
“There is difference in censorship in the West and the East. While censorship is ideological in the east, it is influenced by money in the west.” Maysam Added.
Mohsen Makhmalbaf believes in making realistic films. For him it is the actor who is the most important element in his film as against the camera which is perceived as more important than the actor. In ‘Marghe and her Mother’ up. Real life is portrayed using first time actors and dialogues are not dictated by the Director but emerge from the hearts of the actors.
Speaking further on Mohsen’s film-making style, Maysam said “There are three layers to his films, first is entertainment second is social, psychological and philosophical meaning and third is magic of the film. Magic of the film lies in audience not being able to tell exactly what they liked about the film.” he added. For Mohsen, the Master, the subject matter of the film decides its genre and not vice-versa as happens is mainstream films.
Very minimal music was used in the film. The whole movie was shot from hand-held camera... Actors Danilo Gluseppe Paolo and Carmine Santeramo who are making their debut said that whatever they did in the movie was possible due to training of Mohsen Makhmalbaf.
Ministry of Defence
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh attends International Yoga Day countdown event organised by MoD in New Delhi
Calls upon people to practice Yoga for a happy & balanced life
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh attended the countdown event of International Day of Yoga 2022, organised by Ministry of Defence , in New Delhi on May 19, 2022. Shri Rajnath Singh performed different asanas during the event, along with Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Ajay Bhatt, Financial Advisor  Shri Sanjiv Mittal, Director General Defence Estates Shri Ajay Kumar Sharma, other senior officials of MoD and general public.
In his address, the Raksha Mantri described the age-old practice of Yoga as India’s greatest heritage which adds new energy to the lives of the people and connects them with one’s self & nature. “Yoga disciplines the mind and makes it healthy. It helps in performing duties efficiently. Yoga is not just a practice performed at a particular time, it is the reason behind the power & motivation to perform day-to-day tasks with efficiency and alertness. Yoga strengthens our thinking, knowledge, efficiency and dedication,” he said.
Shri Rajnath Singh defined Yoga as a pathway to counter various health ailments including diabetes, blood pressure, hypertension and depression as it eliminates inner conflict and stress. He threw light on the invaluable contribution of Yogasanas and Pranayama to boost immunity to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Raksha Mantri cited Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s address at the United Nations General Assembly  in September 2014 when he called upon the international community to celebrate International Day of Yoga. He said, Yoga is the assurance of good health at zero cost. The Raksha Mantri appreciated the fact that the UNGA recognised Yoga as a practice which provides a holistic vision of health and well-being.
Shri Rajnath Singh lauded the Armed Forces, Indian Coast Guard, Defence Public Sector Undertakings and all departments of MoD for participating enthusiastically in the celebrations ever since UNGA unanimously approved a resolution to observe 21st June as International Yoga Day. He appealed to the people to practice Yoga in their quest towards a happy and balanced life.
President's Secretariat
President of India addresses seventh convocation of IIT Hyderabad
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, graced and addressed theseventh convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology  Hyderabadtoday  in Hyderabad.
Speaking on the occasion, the President said that as a second generation IIT it is important that IIT Hyderabad borrow from as well as learn from the models of the past. Conditions are different from the 1950s and 1960s. India has changed. Technology and the very discipline of engineering have evolved. Our aspirations are no longer limited to the heavy industrial base that we created six decades ago. Rather, IIT Hyderabad has to remain relevant to the fourth industrial revolution that will write the script of the 21st century. He was happy to note that a start has been made by setting up a network of centres for research and promotion of entrepreneurship at this Institute.
The President said that the best scientific universities and institutions of learning are not just teaching shops or degree factories. Increasingly they are sources of innovation and incubators of technology and technology-driven start-ups. The knowledge ecosystem of public investments in science, academic institutions and universities, research laboratories, commercial applications and private enterprise has an almost magical potential. Its best example is, of course, Silicon Valley in the United States. At the core of Silicon Valley are basic science and technology campuses and their talented faculty and students.
The President said that IIT Hyderabad has been set up in a city and in a metropolitan area where several elements for such an ecosystem already exist. Hyderabad has a long tradition of scientific discovery and application. He noted that in Hyderabad there are as many as 19 research facilities and laboratories of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the Department of Science and Technology, the Department of Biotechnology, the Department of Atomic Energy, the Defence Research and Development Organisation and the Indian Space Research Organisation.
The President said that individually, many of these entities are doing excellent work. But there is need for cross-pollination. IIT Hyderabad is not envisaged as just an add-on to this ecosystem. Rather, it needs to be the hub of this ecosystem. It must be the connecting tissue and the catalyst for a greater synergy. He urged IIT Hyderabad to break out of silos and to encourage others to break out of silos. He said that India will judge success of IIT Hyderabad by the vitality and the output it can ensure for not just itself but for the entire Hyderabad knowledge ecosystem.
Click here to read text of President's address
Ministry of Power
Details of additions made in the National Power Grid since 2014
The status of national grid, consisting of inter-State and intra-State transmission systems of 220 kV and above voltage, as on 01.04.2014, was as given below:
- 2,91,336 Ckm of transmission lines
- 5,30,546 MVA of transformation capacity
- Inter-regional capacity of 35,950 MW
Transmission capacity addition during the last 7 years is as under:
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Capacity Addition during the last 7 years
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% addition in comparison to capacity as on 01.04.2014
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Transmission line 
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1,59,216
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54.65
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Transformation capacity 
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5,40,960
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101.96
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Inter-regional Capacity 
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76,300
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212.24
As a result, as on 31st October 2021, the status of national grid is as given below:
- Transmission line  : 4,50,552
- Transformation capacity  : 10,71,506
- Inter-regional capacity  : 1,12,250
Today, the country has one of the largest synchronous grids in the world and we have achieved One Nation-One Grid-One Frequency.
The above transmission network expansion facilitated seamless transfer of power from power surplus regions to power deficit regions and thus optimizing the use of generation resources as well as meeting the demands of end consumers without any transmission constraints. It has also assisted growth of renewable energy based capacity.
In the next 3 years, it is targeted to add about 17,500 Ckm of Transmission Lines per year and 80,000 MVA of Transformation Capacity per year.
This information was given by Union Minister for Power and New and Renewable Energy, Shri R.K.Singh in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Union Agriculture Minister Shri Tomar chairs the 32nd meeting of the Board of Directors of the National Horticulture Board
Approval of horticulture projects made easier, approval will be given in just 45 days instead of 8 months
Problem of planting material will be solved with the Rs. 2100 crores new clean plant programme of NHB
The 32nd meeting of the Board of Directors of the National Horticulture Board  was held in New Delhi today under the chairmanship of the Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Chairman of the Board, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar. It was decided that the process of approval of horticulture projects will be simplified for the farmers. Instead of two stages, the process of approval will now be completed in one go and it will be completely digital, along with minimum documents will be required, as a result of which the farmers will not face any problem. Significantly, many projects which used to be approved in a time period of about 6 to 8 months, will now be approved in just 45 days.
As a follow up on this process, the scheme design, application filing system, documentation and approval process have been further simplified. The new simple design will come into effect from January 1, 2023. Union Minister Shri Tomar expressed the hope that this process will make the system more transparent and efficient, promote Ease Of Doing Business for the benefit of the farming community and generate more hi-tech commercial projects for NHB funding. In the new design, NHB has also taken initiative to promote convergence of Agriculture Infrastructure Fund  scheme with its credit linked subsidy schemes.
The meeting also discussed in detail the new initiative of NHB- Swachh Plant Programme, under which the problem of availability of planting material to the farmers will be solved by spending Rs 2100 crore with the assistance of Asian Development Bank . This will largely solve the problem of planting material, especially for many commercially important fruits. This programme will go a long way in providing a major contribution to the much needed quality planting material for horticulture crops in the country.
Under NHB, a new vertical has been created towards promotion of organic and natural farming, which will oversee all aspects of the organic sector such as planning, monitoring, area expansion-production, market promotion for value chain development and infrastructure development. In this meeting, the progress of the cluster development programme being run by the Board was also discussed, on which it has been decided that the approval process of applications will be completed at the earliest. The decisions taken in the previous meeting of the Board of Directors were approved in today’s meeting.
Ministers of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Kailash Choudhary and Sushri Shobha Karandlaje, Secretary Shri Manoj Ahuja, Additional Secretary Shri Abhilaksh Likhi, Joint Secretary Shri Priyaranjan, government and non-government members presented suggestions in the meeting.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
BUDGETARY ALLOCATION FOR ELIMINATION OF MANUAL SCAVENGING
The details of Funds allocated for rehabilitation of manual scavengers during the last five years are:-

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Year
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Funds allocated
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2018-19
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85.76
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2019-20
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99.93
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2020-21
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30.00
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2021-22
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43.31
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2022-23
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70.00
The nomenclature of the SRMS Scheme has been changed to “National Action for Mechanised Sanitation Ecosystem”  and existing components of Self Employment Scheme for Rehabilitation of Manual Scavengers  have been kept as component of NAMASTE Scheme to ensure rehabilitation of manual scavengers.
National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation  has released loans of Rs 86.84 Crore to the State Channelizing Agencies  for procurement of mechanized cleaning equipments/ vehicles to 2509 number of beneficiaries under Swachhta Udyami Yojana  as on 30.06.2023. A Statement showing Year-wise & State-wise funds disbursed and beneficiary covered to SCAs under Swachhta Udyami Yojana is given at Annexure.
Statement showing Year-wise & State-wise beneficiary covered to SCAs under Swachhta Udyami Yojana  as on 30.06.2023
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Sl. No.
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Name of State/UT
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SCA
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2014-15
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2015-16
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2016-17
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2017-18
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2018-19
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2019-20
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2020-21
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2021-22
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2022-23
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Total
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Phy
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Phy
|
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Phy
|
|
Phy
|
|
Phy
|
|
Phy
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|
Phy
|
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Phy
|
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Phy
|
|
Phy
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1
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|
Andhra Pradesh
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Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Castes,
Cooperative Finance Corporation Ltd. 
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|
0
|
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13
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|
207
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|
0
|
|
0
|
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1383
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|
0
|
|
270
|
|
420
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|
2293
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|
2
|
|
|
|
Canara Bank
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|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
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2
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
2
|
|
3
|
|
Jammu & Kashmir
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|
J&K SC, ST & BC Development Corporation Ltd.
|
|
100
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|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
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100
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|
4
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||
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Kerala Gramin Bank 
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|
0
|
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10
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0
|
|
0
|
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0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
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10
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|
5
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Nagaland
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|
Nagaland Industrial Development Corporation Ltd.
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|
0
|
|
0
|
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3
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
3
|
|
6
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||
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Narmada JhabuaGramin Bank 
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|
0
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|
7
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|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
7
|
|
7
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|
Odisha
|
|
Odisha Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribe Development Finance Co-operative Corporation Ltd. 
|
|
7
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
7
|
|
8
|
|
Rajasthan
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|
Rajasthan Scheduled Caste & Scheduled Tribe Finance & Development Co-operative Corporation Ltd.
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
33
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
19
|
|
52
|
|
9
|
|
West Bengal
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|
West Bengal SCs, STs & OBCs Development & Finance Corporation 
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
25
|
|
10
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
0
|
|
35
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|
Total
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|
|
|
107
|
|
30
|
|
235
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|
10
|
|
0
|
|
1416
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|
2
|
|
270
|
|
439
|
|
2509
This information was given by Minister of State for Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Ramdas Athawale in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM to lay the foundation stone of rural drinking water supply projects in Vindhyachal region of Uttar Pradesh on 22nd November
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of rural drinking water supply projects in Mirzapur and Sonbhadra districts of Vindhyachal region of Uttar Pradesh on 22nd November at 11:30 AM via video conferencing. The Prime Minister will also interact with Village Water & Sanitation Committee/ Paani Samiti Members during the event. The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Shri Yogi Adityanath will also be present on the occasion.
The projects will provide household tap water connections in all rural households of 2,995 villages and will benefit about 42 lakh population of these districts. Village Water and Sanitation Committees/ Paani Samiti have been constituted in all these villages, who will shoulder the responsibility of operation and maintenance. The total estimated cost of the projects is Rs 5,555.38 Crore. The projects are planned to be completed in 24 months.
About Jal Jeevan Mission
Announced on 15 August, 2019 by the Prime Minister from the ramparts of Red Fort, Jal Jeevan Mission aims to provide functional household tap connections to every rural home of the country by 2024. At the time of announcement of the mission in August, 2019, out of 18.93 Crore rural households, only 3.23 Crore households  had tap water connections, i.e. 15.70 Crore to be provided with tap connections in next 4 years. In the last 15 months, despite Covid-19 pandemic, 2.63 Crore households have been given tap water connections and at present about 5.86 Crore  rural households are having tap water connections.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Major Ports register positive growth of 3.11%
DURING APRIL’2018 to January, 2019VIS-A-VIS APRIL’17 TO January, 2018
The major ports in India have recorded a growth of 3.11% and together handled 578.86 Million Tonnes of cargo during the period April to January, 2019 as against 561.39 Million Tonnes handled during the corresponding period of previous year.
For the period from April’18- January 2019, Nine Ports Kolkata , Paradip, Visakhapatnam, Kamarajar, Chennai, Cochin, New Mangalore, JNPT and Deendayal have registered positive growth in traffic.
Cargo traffic handled at Major Ports:
- The highest growth was registered by Kamarajar Port , followed by Kolkata [inc. Haldia] , Cochin , JNPT  and Paradip
- Kamarajar Port growth was mainly due to increase in traffic of Container , Other Misc. Cargo , Other Liquids ,POL and Thermal & Steam Coal .
- In Kolkata Port, overall growth was 9.86%. Kolkata Dock System  registered traffic growth of 4.68%. Whereas Haldia Dock Complex  registered a growth of 12.11%.
- During the period April’18 to January 2019, Deendayal  Port handled the highest volume of traffic i.e. 94.55 Million tonnes , followed by Paradip with 89.98 Million Tonnes , JNPT with 58.6 Million Tonnes , Visakhapatnam with 54.73 Million Tonnes  and Kolkata  with 52.18 Millon Tonnes . Together, these ports handled around 60% of Major Port Traffic.
- Commodity-wise percentage share of POL was maximum i.e. 33.35%, followed by Container , Thermal & Steam Coal , Other Misc. Cargo , Coking & Other Coal , Iron Ore & Pellets , Other Liquid , Finished Fertilizer  and FRM .